In a red-carpet interview with the BBC at the “First Steps” premiere in London, a reporter asked Garner about the response ...

Garner also noted that she’s portraying Shalla-Bal, a female iteration of the Silver Surfer, and not Norrin Radd, the male ...

Julia Garner just shut down critics of her Silver Surfer casting with a single, subtle comic book reference, and she didn’t ...

Actress Julia Garner, who is set to play the role of Silver Surfer in the upcoming film 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', ...

Shalla-Bal, first seen in “The Silver Surfer” #1 in 1968, is the female counterpart to Norrin Radd, who was featured in ...

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The actress focused on her job rather than paying attention to the ridiculous criticism which tried to smirch a beloved ...

When Marvel Studios announced that Emmy-winning actor Julia Garner had joined the cast of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘, fans were intrigued. However, some, unfortunately and unsurprisingly, were ...

Fantastic Four actor Julia Garner addresses fan backlash to ‘gender-swapped’ casting - ‘Inventing Anna’ star plays Shalla-Bal ...

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Julia Garner has finally addressed the mixed reactions from fans after it was announced she’d be playing a female version of Silver Surfer in Marvel’s upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Marvel Studios is no stranger to online controversy due to fan backlash, but that isn't always the case for actors playing their heroes.